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Hey guys,

I just wanted to pop in for a second to brief you on, the situation.

There was some vote manipulation this time around and during the clearing of it, I accidentally wiped all the votes from the first submission to this week's competition which was from Tox. Thankfully, I snapshot all the vote data on my own site where we run the tools for the competition and this isn't going to make a difference in the end scoring.

After updating the scores again, I've manually changed Tox's score back to what it should have been sans-manipulation. A lot of entries were manipulated by someone with nothing better to do, so no one has been penalized.

So, basically what I'm saying is, don't panic, everything is under control!

Quote from Fluxflashor >>

Hey guys,

I just wanted to pop in for a second to brief you on, the situation.

There was some vote manipulation this time around and during the clearing of it, I accidentally wiped all the votes from the first submission to this week's competition which was from Tox. Thankfully, I snapshot all the vote data on my own site where we run the tools for the competition and this isn't going to make a difference in the end scoring.

After updating the scores again, I've manually changed Tox's score back to what it should have been sans-manipulation. A lot of entries were manipulated by someone with nothing better to do, so no one has been penalized.

So, basically what I'm saying is, don't panic, everything is under control!

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Quote from Fluxflashor >>

Hey guys,

I just wanted to pop in for a second to brief you on, the situation.

There was some vote manipulation this time around and during the clearing of it, I accidentally wiped all the votes from the first submission to this week's competition which was from Tox. Thankfully, I snapshot all the vote data on my own site where we run the tools for the competition and this isn't going to make a difference in the end scoring.

After updating the scores again, I've manually changed Tox's score back to what it should have been sans-manipulation. A lot of entries were manipulated by someone with nothing better to do, so no one has been penalized.

So, basically what I'm saying is, don't panic, everything is under control!

I'M NOT PANICKING. YOU'RE PANICKING.

(Seriously though, what happened?)

On a completely unrelated note, I'M ROYALLY SCREWED AGAIN. XD

Quote from Cogito_Ergo_Sum >>

On a completely unrelated note, I'M ROYALLY SCREWED AGAIN. XD

Quote from Fluxflashor >>

 Banned!

(An excerpt sent from Fluxflashor to Phoenixfeather on Nov 1, 2016. Obviously used out of context.)

 

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On a completely unrelated note, I'M ROYALLY SCREWED AGAIN. XD

Me too Cogito, me too.

@Flux

Out of curiousity, how would one vote manipulate? And more importantly, how could one do it and say, get away with it?

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Quote from Cogito_Ergo_Sum >>

On a completely unrelated note, I'M ROYALLY SCREWED AGAIN. XD

Me too Cogito, me too.

@Flux

Out of curiousity, how would one vote manipulate? And more importantly, how could one do it and say, get away with it?

People vote manipulate by using multiple accounts to vote for a card. This is either by creating multiple accounts themselves, or convincing other people (e.g., their friends) to vote how they want. Typically, the votes are all carried out around the same time, which makes it pretty easy for even someone like me to catch it. I'm sure the mods have much more sophisticated methods of catching it. Since you have to somehow control multiple accounts to vote manipulate, there isn't a good way to get away with it, besides hoping no one notices. If you win through vote manipulation, people will notice. There have been several times when the community has effectively said "There is no way this card legitimately won," and, every time, we've been right. 

 

1. Think of a really good design; And feel free to post it to the discussion topic. As a cost, you should help a few other people with their own ideas. Act kindly, even if you hate them.
2. Post your idea on the submission topic. Be kind by helping others on the discussion topic.
3. After submissions have closed, go to the submission topic and upvote any submissions that you think are good. Once again, act kindly.
4. Wait until the end of the week. Feel free to wander the other threads during this time. Pretend to act kind to others.
5. Make sure you have the most amount of upvotes on your page by a large amount and become one of the finalists. If you fail, try again next week. Act kindly while you're at it.
6. Make sure you have the most votes among the finalists. If you fail, try again next week. Don't forget to act kindly to others.
7. Thank all those who congratulate you kindly.
8. "Be nice. Share the toys. Try not to cry."   - My favorite teachers of all time, Mr. Kalina.

Remember, you must follow it exactly, and you shouldn't create any alternate accounts. Also, don't bother telling your friends. We both know we don't have any. Well at least that's true for me... 

Quote from Phoenixfeather >>

This community sure is great. I think I've figured out how to vote manipulate without any of the mods figuring out. I guess I'll just give a quick step-by-step of how to use vote manipulation to your advantage without making additional Hearthpwn accounts and win the card design competitions 100% of the time; Assuming you perfectly follow the instructions I list.

1. Think of a really good design; And feel free to post it to the discussion topic. As a cost, you should help a few other people with their own ideas. Act kindly, even if you hate them.
2. Post your idea on the submission topic. Be kind by helping others on the discussion topic.
3. After submissions have closed, go to the submission topic and upvote any submissions that you think are good. Once again, act kindly.
4. Wait until the end of the week. Feel free to wander the other threads during this time. Pretend to act kind to others.
5. Make sure you have the most amount of upvotes on your page by a large amount and become one of the finalists. If you fail, try again next week. Act kindly while you're at it.
6. Make sure you have the most votes among the finalists. If you fail, try again next week. Don't forget to act kindly to others.
7. Thank all those who congratulate you kindly.
8. "Be nice. Share the toys. Try not to cry."   - My favorite teachers of all time, Mr. Kalina.

Remember, you must follow it exactly, and you shouldn't create any alternate accounts.

Also, don't bother telling your friends. We both know we don't have any. Well at least that's true for me... 

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Quote from Cogito_Ergo_Sum >>

On a completely unrelated note, I'M ROYALLY SCREWED AGAIN. XD

Me too Cogito, me too.

@Flux

Out of curiousity, how would one vote manipulate? And more importantly, how could one do it and say, get away with it?

People vote manipulate by using multiple accounts to vote for a card. This is either by creating multiple accounts themselves, or convincing other people (e.g., their friends) to vote how they want. Typically, the votes are all carried out around the same time, which makes it pretty easy for even someone like me to catch it. I'm sure the mods have much more sophisticated methods of catching it. Since you have to somehow control multiple accounts to vote manipulate, there isn't a good way to get away with it, besides hoping no one notices. If you win through vote manipulation, people will notice. There have been several times when the community has effectively said "There is no way this card legitimately won," and, every time, we've been right. 

 

 This community sure is great. I think I've figured out how to vote manipulate without any of the mods figuring out. I guess I'll just give a quick step-by-step of how to use vote manipulation to your advantage without making additional Hearthpwn accounts and win the card design competitions 100% of the time; Assuming you perfectly follow the instructions I list.

1. Think of a really good design; And feel free to post it to the discussion topic. As a cost, you should help a few other people with their own ideas. Act kindly, even if you hate them.
2. Post your idea on the submission topic. Be kind by helping others on the discussion topic.
3. After submissions have closed, go to the submission topic and upvote any submissions that you think are good. Once again, act kindly.
4. Wait until the end of the week. Feel free to wander the other threads during this time. Pretend to act kind to others.
5. Make sure you have the most amount of upvotes on your page by a large amount and become one of the finalists. If you fail, try again next week. Act kindly while you're at it.
6. Make sure you have the most votes among the finalists. If you fail, try again next week. Don't forget to act kindly to others.
7. Thank all those who congratulate you kindly.
8. "Be nice. Share the toys. Try not to cry."   - My favorite teachers of all time, Mr. Kalina.

Remember, you must follow it exactly, and you shouldn't create any alternate accounts. Also, don't bother telling your friends. We both know we don't have any. Well at least that's true for me...